Fernando Alonso believes that both McLaren drivers could have scored their first points of the year in the Monaco Grand Prix, instead of just Jenson Button. The Spaniard was tailing his team-mate through the middle part of the race when another mechanical issue struck his MP4-30, sending him slithering into the Ste Devote run-off area.

“None of that surprises me because he has been very open about that all the time, criticising anybody who is not as out there in the world like Lewis is and his manner,” said Rosberg. “The more you are out there, the better it is because you create more tension. That is obvious. He [Ecclestone]

For 64 of the 78 laps the race around the tight, twisty streets of the Principality was processional, with reigning champion Hamilton unruffled from the moment the five red lights disappeared to signal the start. But then Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen careered into the rear-right wheel of the Lotus of Romain Grosjean at Sainte Devote,

The Briton’s best of 1:15.098 was enough to outpace Rosberg by over three tenths of a second and grab his fifth pole of 2015. Rosberg, on pole for the past two years, had to settle for second after locking up his tyres at the start of his final flying lap. Sebastian Vettel was third for

Although both drivers had been braced for a difficult time because of the low-speed weaknesses of their car, they think the situation was exacerbated by the difficulties of getting the new more conservative super soft in to the right operating window. Bottas said: “We knew that this wouldn’t be the best track for us but

The Italian outfit introduced a major overhaul of its SF-15 in Barcelona as part of an effort to close the gap to Mercedes. But after a tricky weekend at Barcelona where it slipped further away from Mercedes than it had been at any other race, the team was left seeking answers for its problems. Matters

Five years ago, Italian police seized the former Renault chief’s 60-metre luxury yacht Force Blue, saying it was improperly registered as a charter for tax purposes. The case returned to the Genoa courts this week, according to Italian media reports. Prosecutors accuse 65-year-old Briatore – who was banned from F1 in 2009 over his involvement

Italy’s Autosprint reported that the former F1 tyre supplier could go head-to-head with Pirelli in the forthcoming tender process to become the sport’s official partner from 2017. As the ‘tyre war’ era ended at the end of 2006, and also due to its difficult relationship with the governing FIA, the French marque left F1. But

Nico Rosberg “Today was a good day in the office for me. The conditions were really difficult out there but, thanks to the team, we nailed the setup and got it all together. I really feel great in the car this weekend and was able to improve from session to session. So now I hope

Rosberg secured pole with his first run on medium tyres in Q3, posting a best time of 1:24.681. Hamilton, on pole in the first four races of the season, was unable to respond to that and will start from second place. The Mercedes duo proved to be in a class apart, with Sebastian Vettel third